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A contributor to The Sun grieves over the ignorance of those who assume that "tinker's dam" is a "profane expression." A tinker's dam, says he, was a chunk of dough or batter used before the days of muriatic acid to keep the solder from spreading; and as the solder commonly did spread nevertheless the tinker's dam was as nearly worthless as the common expression of disesteem for it implies. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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